Weather Records on 24 August 1989

944 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1989. Highest significance: Colfax, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1989

On 24 August 1989, 944 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 360 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 898 daily.
Colfax set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 24 August 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

944 stations

944 station records on 24 August 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Niagara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jomala Maarianhaminan Lentoase	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmer City 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mexican Hat	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Swainsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

944 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 280, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 279.

Records on 24 August 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	280
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

699 broken records

Margins by which the 699 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1989

Top 20 records on 24 August 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1989	Colfax, US	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	77 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1989	Gaffney 6 E, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1989	Wallowa, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Pullman 2 NW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Presa El Niagara, MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Jomala Maarianhaminan Lentoase, FI	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Blackleaf, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Pontiac, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Ely AP, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Princeville, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Oneida, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Oak City, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Ft Smith Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Metztitlan, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Minonk, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Hatton 9 SE, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Quito, MX	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1989	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1802 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1989. 1989 had 944 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	623
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2